July 6, 2006

Amazing! After countless  letters to the editor directed to the liberal newspapers I have suffered over the years, here I am with my own blog thanks to Townhall com. Glorious! Just glorious!

The week preceeding America's birthday celebration  the subject of our flag not only had stories wailing about the shameful acceleration of flag waving but there were ample articles and columns of comment on the shortfall (by one vote) of the Amendment that made it to a senate vote. Not traveling among much of the lefts written ravings I nevertheless came upon mixed reviews in some surprising corners. One NOT so surprising was a piece on Friday by Ben Stein, of (among others) Ferris Bueler fame. Ben is an unabashedly pro everything American so his column in defense of the flag came as no surprise. But surprise or no, it elicited the following from my computer keyboard directed to the American Spectator website:

"AMEN to Ben's piece on the flag. Cant remember which, but in the last few days I read and re-read a piece in a conservative net location where they bragged about fear that a constitutional amendment protecting the flag might pass. They cited typical legal tripe about the glorious Constitution akin to the legal tripe (international law,it's alive etc.) that is used so often to ignore and decimate that very Constitution. Using what my con law prof called "judicial obtuseness" our liberal courts can justify anything and call upon some obscure concept alledged to be somewhere in that document.

Flag burning carries with it an obvious reality. Remember when our "youth" with their unwashed (really) demeanor were burning flags and even R.O.T.C. buildings, because they were encouraged and excused  for their scummy behavior? One recent argument is it we don't have it happen much. I can recall a time when allowing the flag to TOUCH the ground brought gasps. In that time respect and civility were predominant, not todays longing for for the lawless irresponsible 60's we see in liberal mouthpieces, nor the laziness that accepts the unacceptable.

 I am incensed when i see Islamic facists burning the American flag around the world. To allow it here, where 40 gallant American Heroes lie a part of a Pennslyvania field, is unspeakable. ---"

I was elated when Ben Stein responded favorably. More on the flag tommorrow. Meanwhile, try not to let it touch the ground.

Turk